Dominique Ziegler

Dominique Ziegler (born August 25, 1970 in Geneva ) is a Swiss writer , playwright and journalist .

Life

Dominique Ziegler was born in 1970 in Geneva as the son of the Egyptian sociologist of Lebanese origin Wédad Zénié and Jean Ziegler . From 1996 to 1999 he studied acting at the Serge Martin Theater School in Geneva and graduated with a diploma. In 2004 he won the Prix Plume d'or de la Société genevoise des écrivains for his first novel La Solitude de la mule . In addition to Switzerland, his plays were mainly performed in France and Belgium. In Basel and Solothurn, pieces were also performed in German translation. Central themes of his work are important historical figures such as Jean Calvin and Jean-Jacques Rousseau , whose influence on today's society is processed, as well as the confrontation of western states with extremism such as in the two-person play La Route du Levant .

Works

prose

2004: La Solitude de la mule
2008: Empanada Dreams (les aventures de Pouniff Lopez)
2011: You sang sur la treille

Plays

2002: N'Dongo revient . - Premiere: February 23rd, Auberge du Cheval Blanc Geneva
2004: Opération métastases - World premiere: September 28th, Théâtre de carouge Geneva, director: Dominique Ziegler
2007: René Stirlimann contre le Docteur B
2008: Building USA
2009: Affaires privées
2009: Le Maître des minutes
2009: Les Rois de la com
2011: Patria Grande
2011: Virtual 21
2012: Le Trip Rousseau . - Premiere: February 23rd, Théâtre Saint-Gervais Geneva
2013: Pourquoi ont-ils tué Jaurès? - Premiere: February 23, Théâtre de Poche Geneva
2012: Le Trip Rousseau
2014: Ombres sur Molière
2016: La Route du Levant

Awards

2004: Prix Plume d'or de la Société genevoise des écrivains for La Solitude de la mule , Bernard Campiche Editeur

Web links

Author's website with an overview of his works
Dominique Ziegler in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Dominique Ziegler ( Memento from September 27, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
^ Alexandre Demidoff: Dominique Ziegler, chasseur d'ogres . March 2, 2017, ISSN 1423-3967 ( letemps.ch [accessed September 27, 2019]).
↑ Ghania Adamo swissinfo.ch: Dominique Ziegler is happy to be unruly. Retrieved September 27, 2019 .
↑ Inconvenient questions to the bitter end. Retrieved September 27, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
↑ Dénoncer par le rire les mafias occidentales en Afrique? Pari scénique réussi à Genève . February 25, 2002, ISSN 1423-3967 ( letemps.ch [accessed September 27, 2019]).

personal data
SURNAME	Ziegler, Dominique
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss writer, playwright and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH	August 25, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH	Geneva

[1] Dominique Ziegler ( Memento from September 27, 2019 in the Internet Archive )

[2] Alexandre Demidoff: Dominique Ziegler, chasseur d'ogres . March 2, 2017, ISSN 1423-3967 ( letemps.ch [accessed September 27, 2019]).

[3] Ghania Adamo swissinfo.ch: Dominique Ziegler is happy to be unruly. Retrieved September 27, 2019 .

[4] Inconvenient questions to the bitter end. Retrieved September 27, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).

[5] Dénoncer par le rire les mafias occidentales en Afrique? Pari scénique réussi à Genève . February 25, 2002, ISSN 1423-3967 ( letemps.ch [accessed September 27, 2019]).